DES MOINES, IOWA (May 15, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to both the Iowa House and Senate passing HF 889, a bill to provide four weeks of paid maternity leave and one week of paid paternity leave for state employees:

“After working on it for three years, the families first bill is finally headed to my desk,” said Gov Reynolds.

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 14, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has issued the following statement on both the Iowa House and Senate passing SF 607, a bill to simplify and decrease unemployment taxes on businesses:

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 8, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds issued the following statement after Iowa House and Senate Republicans reached an agreement on the Fiscal Year 2026 budget:

"As I've said for the last few weeks, my priority with the budget is maintaining fiscal discipline and putting Iowa tax-payers first,” Gov Reynolds said.

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 7, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced that the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has approved a demonstration project submitted by Iowa Health and Human Services for the state’s own summer food pilot program. Healthy Kids Iowa is an alternative to the summer EBT program that serves Iowa children healthier foods at a lower cost by leveraging Iowa’s already-existing, successful network of summer feeding programs and community